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When You Looked Away

Name: When You Looked Away
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9780241765159
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By S.M. Govett

Series: The DI Stratton Series

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It's every mother's worst nightmare. Your son is gone. And everyone's a suspect - even you... a page-turning new thriller from the author of Believe. Laura's a good mother. Between her messy divorce with her ex-husband and moving in with her new fiancé, her son Benjy... Read More

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It's every mother's worst nightmare. Your son is gone. And everyone's a suspect - even you... a page-turning new thriller from the author of Believe.

Laura's a good mother. Between her messy divorce with her ex-husband and moving in with her new fiancé, her son Benjy has been her constant. But now that they're settled, Laura is excited to throw herself back into work. Being a mother is fulfilling, but Laura has always felt that writing is her true calling. Her ultimate escape.

Until that fateful day. The afternoon starts like any other. Laura picks Benjy up from school, then heads upstairs to write. It's not until the sun is setting that she realises the house is quiet. Too quiet.

It's not until she sees the footprints in the garden that she knows something is terribly wrong. One set is undeniably Benjy's. It's the other set that strikes fear in her heart - those of an adult. Someone who took her son, right from under her nose...

Series: The DI Stratton Series

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When You Looked Away

It's every mother's worst nightmare. Your son is gone. And everyone's a suspect - even you... a page-turning new thriller from the author of Believe. Laura's a good mother. Between her messy divorce with her ex-husband and moving in with her new fiancé, her son Benjy has been her constant. But now that they're settled, Laura is excited to throw...

By S.M. Govett

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ISBN: 9780241765159

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 09 July 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Michael Joseph Ltd

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 30.0mm

Width: 156.0mm

Height: 235.0mm

Weight: 502g

Pages: 400

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About the Author

S.M. Govett read Law at Trinity College, Oxford, before qualifying as a solicitor in the City. After realising that didn't suit her, she started tutoring before turning her hand to writing, which she discovered was her true calling. She has since authored several bestselling YA novels, including The Territory trilogy and We Go On Forever. She also co-wrote the screenplay for the feature film, T.I.M., which was the no. 1 film on Netflix upon release. Believe is her debut adult thriller. She currently lives in London with her husband and three children.

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